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Warrant

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Noun

1. warrant

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

2. stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant, warrant

a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

Example Sentences:
'as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities'

3. countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant

formal and explicit approval

Example Sentences:
'a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement'

4. guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty

a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

Verb

5. justify, warrant

show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for

Example Sentences:
'The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns'
'The end justifies the means'

6. guarantee, warrant

stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

Example Sentences:
'The dealer warrants all the cars he sells'
'I warrant this information'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Warrant

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noun
1. 
anything that gives authority for an action or decision; authorization; sanction
2. 
a document that certifies or guarantees, such as a receipt for goods stored in a warehouse, a licence, or a commission
3. law
an authorization issued by a magistrate or other official allowing a constable or other officer to search or seize property, arrest a person, or perform some other specified act
4. 
(in certain armed services) the official authority for the appointment of warrant officers
5. 
a security that functions as a stock option by giving the owner the right to buy ordinary shares in a company at a specified date, often at a specified price
verb (transitive)
6. 
to guarantee the quality, condition, etc, of (something)
7. 
to give authority or power to
8. 
to attest to or assure the character, worthiness, etc, of
9. 
to guarantee (a purchaser of merchandise) against loss of, damage to, or misrepresentation concerning the merchandise
10. law
to guarantee (the title to an estate or other property)
11. 
to declare boldly and confidently

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Warrant

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noun
1. 
a. 
authorization or sanction, as by a superior or the law
b. 
justification or reasonable grounds for some act, course, statement, or belief
2. 
something that serves as an assurance, or guarantee, of some event or result
3. 
a writing serving as authorization or certification for something
; specif.,
a. 
authorization in writing for the payment or receipt of money
b. 
a short-term note issued by a municipality or other governmental agency, usually in anticipation of tax revenues
c. 
an option issued by a company granting the holder the right to buy certain securities, generally common stock, at a specified price and usually for a limited time
d.  Law
a writ or order authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seizure, or search, or perform some other designated act
e.  Military
the certificate of appointment to the grade of warrant officer
see also warrant officer
verb transitive
4. 
a. 
to give (someone) authorization or sanction to do something
b. 
to authorize (the doing of something)
5. 
to serve as justification or reasonable grounds for (an act, belief, etc.)
a remark that did not warrant such anger
6. 
to give formal assurance, or guarantee, to (someone) or for (something)
; specif.,
a. 
to guarantee the quality, quantity, condition, etc. of (goods) to the purchaser
b. 
to guarantee to (the purchaser) that goods sold are as represented
c. 
to guarantee to (the purchaser) the title of goods purchased; assure of indemnification against loss
d.  Law
to guarantee the title of granted property to (the grantee)
7.  Informal
to state with confidence; affirm emphatically
I warrant they'll be late

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Warrant

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n.
1. An order that serves as authorization, especially:
a. Law A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment.
b. A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
c. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.
2.
a. Justification for an action or a belief; grounds: "The difficulty of predicting the future is no warrant to ignore it" (Brian Hayes).
b. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof: "The kind of uncertainties and ambiguities ... which may damage [his] essays ... are often a warrant of authenticity in [his] fiction" (John Edward Hardy).
3. Authorization or certification; sanction, as given by a superior.
4.
a. A warrant officer.
b. A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
tr.v. war·rant·ed, war·rant·ing, war·rants
1. To provide adequate grounds for; justify or require: What could he have done that would warrant such a punishment?
2.
a. To guarantee (a product).
b. To guarantee (a purchaser) indemnification against damage or loss.
3. Law To guarantee clear title to (real property).

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